But for years, records show, prosecutors in the 1988 slayings case neglected to tell him and his lawyers about witnesses who ...

The state executed convicted murderer-rapist Jessie Hoffman Jr. on Tuesday night (March 18). Hoffman was the first inmate executed in Louisiana in the past 15 years and the first put to death by ...

An Oregon City man was sentenced to prison on Wednesday for killing his roommate and dismembering her body, the Clackamas County District Attorney’s Office announced.

Two men have been convicted in connection with the deaths of 53 migrants being smuggled inside a tractor trailer in southwest ...

After 35 years of failing reports and climbing suicide rates, a federal judge is appointing an outsider to propose fixes for ...

Police cells will temporarily be used to hold prisoners in a stop-gap measure to cope with overcrowding in jails, the British government said on Tuesday.

Human rights organizations say the message presented by videos posted by Bukele is clear: This is what awaits those deported from the United States to El Salvador.

The crown jewel of El Salvador’s aggressive anti-crime strategy — a mega-prison where visitation, recreation and education ...

Behind the scenes, these TV personalities faced trouble with the law ranging from tax evasion to domestic battery ...

Opinion: Depriving incarcerated people of paper would limit educational opportunities and communication with loved ones.

Socorro County has agreed to pay $2 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who alleges he was forced to live surrounded by his own waste in a county jail cell with no running water for weeks, ...

A New Jersey defense attorney and a Philadelphia woman are accused of sneaking contraband—including a cell phone, drugs, and ...